Mississauga forward Rob Flick scored the game winning goal at 11:51 of the 3rd period in a 2-1 win over the Kootenay ICE in Memorial Cup action on Sunday night.
The ICE will face elimination in every game as they play their final round robin game on Tuesday against Saint John.
The ICE will have to win 4 games in a row as they need a win to qualify for the tiebreaker game on Thursday.
Mississauga 1 0 1 - 2
Kootenay 1 0 0 - 1
1st Period-1, Kootenay, Eakin 1 (Leach, Czerwonka), 7:55 (PP). 2, Mississauga, Kitsyn 1 (Flick, Cantin), 9:18. Penalties-Flick Miss (interference), 7:23; Flick Miss (roughing), 9:18; Ismond Ktn (roughing), 9:18; Martin Ktn (interference), 19:00.
2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Hurley Ktn (checking from behind), 2:39; Fraser Ktn (slashing), 4:13; Mayer Miss (cross checking), 6:30; King Ktn (slashing), 7:47; Ismond Ktn (cross checking), 8:20; Smith-Pelly Miss (interference), 9:29; Czerwonka Ktn (slashing), 18:18.
3rd Period-3, Mississauga, Flick 1 (Smith-Pelly, Brace), 11:51. Penalties-No Penalties
Shots on Goal-Mississauga 11-9-11-31. Kootenay 12-14-8-34.
Power Play Opportunities-Mississauga 0 / 6; Kootenay 1 / 3.
Goalies-Mississauga, Anderson 1-1-0-0 (34 shots-33 saves). Kootenay, Lieuwen 0-2-0-0 (33 shots-31 saves).
A-5,429
Referees-Dave Lewis (16), Matt Kirk (4).
Linesmen-Ryan Lachine (81), Sean Pindar (48).